Creek and Slough

Creek

Creek noun - A natural body of running water smaller than a river.
Usage example: the shallow creek that runs in back of our house
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Synonyms for Creek

Slough and creek are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Slough" instead a noun "Creek".

Slough

Slough noun - Spongy land saturated or partially covered with water.

Creek and slough are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Creek" instead a noun "Slough".

Nearby Words: sloughed, sloughing, sloughy

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / WolfQuest Artificial Stupidity: Prior to the release of Slough Creek, your mate was pretty much useless.
  • Video Game / WolfQuest Howling to the Night and Wolves Always Howl at the Moon: Originally inverted - before Slough Creek Deluxe came out and the entire game was just "daytime", players could make their wolf howl at any time, except the nighttime cattle ranch mission.
  • Video Game / WolfQuest Episode 2, Slough Creek, aka "Survival of the Pack", was released on January 1, 2010, and it focused on a series of missions where you and your mate establish a den site and raise pups.
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